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Outages Reported Across Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger
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What ever happened to calling people or sending a text message? I am old enough to recall writing letters, although I have no faith in the postal service here in the US these days. But, calling or a text message is not good enough?
It’s not the idea of connecting with friends and family that’s bad. not exactly, anyways. It’s the fact that Facebook is a horrid company in terms of privacy , greed, and lack of morals, and the Rest of the obvious known downsides to FB.
It’s just mark deleting evidence
This is what happens when the same megalomaniac controls everything.
I personally hate making calls. the only time I use my iPhone to call people is customer services or my mum every other week. SMS could be an option but MMS are no longer working here and what if I want to share images?
Anyway ... it is working for me. Maybe because I use a custom DNS?
You do bring up a good point here. It could be a DNS problem causing this issue.
I could be mistaken, but I think MMS is what is used when sending a photo or video clip to or from a phone other than an iPhone. iPhones default to iMessage which should be able to handle MMS like traffic. Perhaps you are conversing with other parties that do not use iPhones or have disabled iMessage. That would explain the need for MMS.
“Based on user reports posted to social media.”
Is that not like phoning up your telecom provider to report a problem with the line?
It also prompts the visualisation of the stereotype of people rushing (without thinking) to post on Facebook; “there’s a problem with Facebook!!!!! I can’t post!!!! Help me!!!! My life is over!!!!1!1”
Is that not like phoning up your telecom provider to report a problem with the line?
It also prompts the visualisation of the stereotype of people rushing (without thinking) to post on Facebook; “there’s a problem with Facebook!!!!! I can’t post!!!! Help me!!!! My life is over!!!!1!1”
That's what I feared when I quit fb a few years ago... but I don't miss it for a second.
Call them. It's more meaningful and beneficial than social media. Keep your head up, everyone goes through tough times, especially this year.Not for me. I'm going through a tough time mentally and not being able to talk to people isn't helping
There is always phone/text...I know its archaic but it works well.Not for me. I'm going through a tough time mentally and not being able to talk to people isn't helping
LOL
No, it's the same issue I'm reading others are having on other sites using Instagram messenger. I've tried 3 messages with all the same results.
Facebook is hardly the only option you have to communicate with friends and family. Facebook is not just "communication" but a whole host of toxic human behavior as well.
It is the main platform that a lot of people use, that includes most of my friends and family. For me Facebook is communication.
Or you could choose to just not use it. Nobody is forcing you or others to use the services.
That's what confuses me, it's a choice. Don't like it? Don't use it.
